Politics is getting out of hand lately.

[M. Sage]

Everybody - step back from the keyboard for five seconds before you post, alright? You've been getting mean and hysterical in here, and it needs to stop. Pronto.

If you can't make an argument without an insult or dig or "haha, it's a joke! See, I put a smiley on it!" (we know better), don't post it.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

I said this earlier about our current President, but it's true also of politics in general: Politics has the potential to bring out the very worst from the best of us!

The mods on this site seem to be very active lately. They shouldn't have to be!
We as intelligent adults need to remember to police ourselves, and keep our emotions in check. No topic needs to degrade to an online brawl!
As I've stated before, we are all here because of a common interest!: Firearms - whether it be rifles, pistols, shotguns, or a combination of one or more.

I still believe we can have intelligent conversations about nearly any topic! If someone doesn't agree with you, then simply make peace with the individual, agree to disagree, and move on!
When we start infighting amongst each other, than we become no better than the worst segments of society we so often vilify.

 

[M. Sage]

Exactly.

I promise, there is going to be a "special prize" (that nobody wants to win) for the next insulting post.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

And that's just two cents worth.
From me!: A simple guy with a few simple guns that I like putting rounds through whenever I get the chance.
I'm always eager to listen to different viewpoints, quick to befriend, and I will maintain a friendship until I'm dead, or the other person "walks away".

...of course, I may be a bit mellow from the beer or five that I've had tonight.
Seriously though, it's not a sin to disagree with one another.
It's not a crime to have a different viewpoint.
It doesn't make you a bad person to be passionate about what you believe.

You are, however, judged by how you interact socially with your fellow man regardless of their beliefs or yours.

 

[San Antone RR]

I've said it several times in the last few days: act like an adult on here and you'll get treated like one.

 

[Clockwork]

I promise, there is going to be a "special prize" (that nobody wants to win) for the next insulting post.

"haha, it's a joke! See, I put a smiley on it!" (we know better)

I see what you did there...

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

WHAAAAAT whaaaaat did miss sumptin

 

[SiscoKid]

So, Mr. Moderator, are you disagreeing with this Great American when she said this?????????

"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, 'We are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!'" --Hillary Clinton, April 28, 2003 at the annual Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey Day fund raising dinner in Connecticut.

It's only Ok to disagree and debate a president when he/she's a Repug?

 

[San Antone RR]

So, Mr. Moderator, are you disagreeing with this Great American when she said this?????????

It's only Ok to disagree and debate a president when he/she's a Repug?

Nope. Debate and discussion is fine. When people are unable to debate without throwing out race, religion, or antagonism (kinda like your post here), then the staff here take exception.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Don't know why you have to hate on those of us with emoticon addictions. It's a real problem, I have to take drugs for it (specifically Bourbon).

:1zhelp:atriot:hnoes:

 

[Texas1911]

It's only Ok to disagree and debate a president when he/she's a Repug?

I started the politics section because I want an avenue for people to vent about politics and discuss what's going on in the country in an intelligent and articulate manner. The key phrase being, "... in an intelligent and articulate manner." When someone comes in here and posts some rhetoric as if they just crawled out of the primordial soup an hour ago it is not in the intentions of why I created this sub-forum.

If you can make a point, validate that point with factual information, and do so with dignity and some degree of respect of whom you are discussing then I don't mind it one bit, but if you resort to childish crap like "Odumbass" and "libTARdsdzZ" it just makes the gun culture and you look like a bottom feeding moron. If your point is validated by fact, then there is no reason to resort to name calling like the liberals you (figuratively) hate so much.

I've already removed religion and I'm not afraid of removing politics if people cannot seem to do the above. All I'm asking is for people to have some class.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

hey tex 1911 we all need to be drug tested. Man i love this place i am on a few other like 1911forum and a couple of others but this place is my crack, keep doing what cha doing

 

[Clockwork]

hey tex 1911 we all need to be drug tested. Man i love this place i am on a few other like 1911forum and a couple of others but this place is my crack, keep doing what cha doing

Word. This is the only forum I actually care about on the Intarwebz.

 

[Texas1911]

hey tex 1911 we all need to be drug tested. Man i love this place i am on a few other like 1911forum and a couple of others but this place is my crack, keep doing what cha doing

Thanks bud.

 

[Charlie]

I'm all in for whatever the boss wants!

 

[CutMan]

After some thought, I have realized that I can't even have a sane conversation on here about choosing a new .357 without receiving a load of political comments and rhetoric. I wanted a forum about guns, got mixed up in the political discourse (?) and realized that any opinion or distaste that I express is going to end up with a dogpile on me.

I shoot every other weekend, support the second amendment and the constitution, consider shooting my primary hobby, and yet on this site, I DO NOT belong.

I've deleted all of my posts, so I don't have to read any more replies. People that refer to others as 'trash' 'libturds', etc... have violent imagery as their 'signatures'... are not good people. Yes, here I do not belong. Please delete my account.

 

[Clockwork]

I shoot every other weekend, support the second amendment and the constitution, consider shooting my primary hobby, and yet on this site, I DO NOT belong.

I've deleted all of my posts, so I don't have to read any more replies. People that refer to others as 'trash' 'libturds', etc... have violent imagery as their 'signatures'... are not good people. Yes, here I do not belong. Please delete my account.

And those individuals certainly don't paint a positive image of the mentally stable gun owning community, I agree. Not sure where politics come in to topics that are actually about firearms, guess I haven't seen those topics. Sorry to see you chased off by a few bad apples. There are a lot of great people on this forum.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

After some thought, I have realized that I can't even have a sane conversation on here about choosing a new .357 without receiving a load of political comments and rhetoric. I wanted a forum about guns, got mixed up in the political discourse (?) and realized that any opinion or distaste that I express is going to end up with a dogpile on me.

I shoot every other weekend, support the second amendment and the constitution, consider shooting my primary hobby, and yet on this site, I DO NOT belong.

I've deleted all of my posts, so I don't have to read any more replies. People that refer to others as 'trash' 'libturds', etc... have violent imagery as their 'signatures'... are not good people. Yes, here I do not belong. Please delete my account.

Very sorry to see this person go. Hopefully, he'll have a change of heart and decide not to let a few bad apples chase him off.

 

[Stumpy]

Don't know why you have to hate on those of us with emoticon addictions. It's a real problem, I have to take drugs for it (specifically Bourbon).

:1zhelp:atriot:hnoes:

not cool skeeter. "more cowbell" will ferrell is Mexican_Hippie's avatar. change yours back to your ammo cache pic.

 

[zembonez]

Very sorry to see this person go. Hopefully, he'll have a change of heart and decide not to let a few bad apples chase him off.

Some people are just too thin skinned to be here. That's true on every forum I have ever been on. Sorry he thought it was too harsh here, but people who are offended by everything are very likely going to be offended everywhere.

No apology here.